Deadly bridge collapse at Florida International University

First responders on the scene

A newly installed pedestrian bridge connecting the campus of Florida International University with the city of Sweetwater, west of Miami, collapsed March 15, 2018, crushing cars on the roadway below and resulting in at least six deaths, according to Miami-Dade Fire Chief Dave Downey.

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Rescue underway

Emergency crews load a victim into a rescue vehicle at the scene of a collapsed pedestrian bridge.

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Car crushed

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department personnel and other rescue units work at the scene of the pedestrian bridge collapse. The bridge had just been moved into place a few days earlier.

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Searching for victims

Emergency crews look for victims at the scene of a collapsed pedestrian bridge.

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Close-up of collapsed bridge

A section of a new pedestrian bridge that collapsed.

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Car crushed

Emergency response workers on scene after a newly installed pedestrian bridge collapsed over a eight-lane highway.

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Emergency crews

Aerial view of the scene of the collapsed pedestrian bridge.

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First responders

Miami Dade fire rescue personnel work the scene of a pedestrian bridge collapse in Miami, Fla., on Thu., March 15, 2018, crushing a number of cars below and reportedly leaving several people dead.

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Authorities respond to the scene

Police block a road near a newly installed pedestrian bridge that collapsed over an eight-lane highway in Miami.

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First responders

Emergency response workers the scene of the deadly pedestrian bridge collapse at Florida International University.

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Florida International University

A Florida International University sign above the rubble of a new pedestrian bridge that collapsed onto a highway.

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Crumpled concrete

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department personnel and other rescue units work at the scene where a pedestrian bridge collapsed at Florida International University.

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Bridge collapse scene

Rescue workers walk near a car crushed in the rubble after a brand-new pedestrian bridge collapsed.

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Rescue dog searches for victims

A rescue dog and its handler search for anyone trapped under the rubble after the pedestrian bridge collapsed.